- Oesophageal Cancer Rising In Men, Anuradha Menon @ TFOT – The Future Of Things:
Oesophageal cancer rates in men have risen by 50 per cent over the last 25 years, according to a study by Cancer Research UK. Researchers, who analysed latest available data on the disease, found around 2,600 men were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer … - Japan: Men Take Virtual Girlfriends On Vacation, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
You might find this pathetic. In the first month of the city’s promotional campaign launched July 10, more than 1,500 male fans of the Japanese dating-simulation game LovePlus+ have flocked to Atami for a romantic date with their videogame character girlfriends. The men are real. The girls are cartoon characters … - Eternal Black Holes, Anuradha Menon @ TFOT – The Future Of Things:
If you wanted to hide something away for all eternity, where could you put it? Black holes might seem like a safe bet, but Stephen Hawking famously calculated that they leak radiation, and most physicists now think that this radiation contains informat… - Future Of Solar Panels Is Bright, Anuradha Menon @ TFOT – The Future Of Things:
Nine in ten Canadian homeowners are aware that using green energy reduces a household’s environmental impact, yet only five per cent are generating electricity by installing rooftop solar panels, according to a new survey from TD Canada Trust. The surv… - World’s Largest Tidal Power Turbine, Anuradha Menon @ TFOT – The Future Of Things:
The oil and gas fields of the North Sea have been meeting the power needs of the UK population for a number of years but such things have a finite lifespan and there are different ways to get power from the sea. The world’s largest and most powerful ti…
Foresight Links for Sep 6, 6:00 am
Sep 6th, 10
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Hindsight Links for Sep 3, 6:00 am
Sep 3rd, 10
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- The Dirty Truth About Digital Fasts, Team @ HBR.org:
Last year it was the staycation. This year it’s the digital fast. "How I unplugged" — from Twitter, from a… - Are These the Economy’s Good Old Days?, Team @ HBR.org:
Five years from now, will we look back on the dismal unemployment that we’re suffering on Labor Day 2010 and… - For a Better Career Outlook, Look Inward, Team @ HBR.org:
Here’s an idea for your next performance review: Do what the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies do for their annual… - The New York Times Is Dead Wrong, Team @ HBR.org:
As a public speaker, I’m always looking for ways to engage my audience. One old trick — which I never… - Pseudo Competition, Team @ HBR.org:
Not every critic loved the 2009 film Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. The British newspaper The Telegraph complained…
Insight Links for Sep 1
Sep 1st, 10
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- Sesame Street, Nigerian Style, Team @ Freakonomics:
Children in Nigeria will soon have a new TV option. Sesame Square, a local version of Sesame Street voiced and produced by Nigerians (and funded by a grant from USAID), will “focus on the same challenges faced by children in a country where many have to… - How does the idea of p2p / commonism differ from the socialist tradition?, Michel Bauwens @ P2P Foundation:
What is the connection between the historical tradition of socialism/communism and the contemporary emergence of ideas and practices centered around p2p dynamics and the commons? 1. Let’s first tackle our understanding and interpretation of communism. To me it is basically the idea, probably born at the same time as post-tribal … - Separating Markets, Daniel Hamermesh @ Freakonomics:
My son is renting a car in December. He’ll drive it for two days in Orlando, then he’ll drive to South Florida for an eight-day stay. With the drop-off charge, the price is $900. But if he drops the car off in South Florida when he arrives and rents … - Adaptation vs. Prevention, and Climate Model Consensus, Team @ Worldchanging:
Looking back one and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Lessons of Katrina: Global Warming Adaptation is a Cruel Euphemism and Prevention is… - Bad Economy = Deadlier Terrorists, Team @ Freakonomics:
Here’s yet more evidence that a good economy is good news all around.
Foresight Links for Aug 30
Aug 30th, 10
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- Humans Drove Cave Bear To Extinction?, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
I’m thinking Darryl Hannah’s slingshot skills were passed down to her descendants and they carried out the extinction. That clan she hooked up with were already living in a cave and so cave bears were driven out onto the street (or mountain trail). The human cave-dwellers caused a homeless cave … - Nobelist: Wind, Solar As Biggest Future Energy Sources, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Walter Kohn expects wind and solar power to become the biggest sources of energy after oil and natural gas production peak. BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2010 — Continuous research and development of alternative energy could soon lead… - Black Rice Great Antioxidant Source, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Eating brown rice just isn’t good enough. BOSTON, Aug. 26, 2010 — Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberries and blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have an economical alternative, scientists reported here today at the 240th National Meeting of the American … - Marriage Does Not Change Personalities, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Personalities of married people do not converge. Since personality types are so stable this result is not surprising. But it cuts against a mythology about marriage. The researchers analyzed the data of 1,296 married couples, one of the largest such st… - Drug Success Against Malignant Melanoma, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
A drug aimed at a genetic mutation common with malignant melanoma reduces tumors in most patients who had the mutation. An experimental drug designed to block the effects of a genetic mutation often found in patients with malignant melanoma, a deadly c…
Hindsight Links for Aug 27
Aug 27th, 10
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- Online Shopping and the Problem with Pictures, Jacqueline Conard @ HBR.org:
What if the thing that gets online shoppers to buy a product is also the thing that makes them dissatisfied… - The $300 House: A Hands-On Lab for Reverse Innovation?, Vijay Govindarajan @ HBR.org:
Editor’s note: This post was written with Christian Sarkar, a marketing consultant who also works on environmental issues. David A…. - Boscia Luminizing Black Mask, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
The preservative-free, luminizing black mask from Boscia purifies skin with a pore-cleansing, peel-off formula. Filled with minerals, extracts, natural clay, vitamins and antiseptics, I like that the recipe mixes the benefits of a more traditional clay mask with modern ingredients. The upshot is a mask that penetrates well, removing… - Q, Roman Espejo @ Cool Hunting:
Q elevates the chocolate bar to new heights of gastronomy. The recently launched confection owes its rich taste to Brazil’s finest cocoa beans and equally sensuous curves to Oscar Niemeyer, the country’s celebrated modern architect. Q was concocted by Samantha Aquim, chef and head of the chocolate division at… - Icons of the Web scaled by popularity, Nathan Yau @ FlowingData:
Nmap visualizes site popularity as scaled icons. Favicons, that is. They’re that little icon that shows in your address bar or when you bookmark a site in your browser.
